--- title: "The Spectator (1828) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-spectator-1828-ltd-london-745338 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # The Spectator (1828) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Spectator (1828) Ltd (London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Companies House number: 01232804 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01232804) - Website: https://spectator.com - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-spectator-1828-ltd-london-745338 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 10 Sep 2024: Notification of Old Queen Street Ventures Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 10 Sep 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Sep 2024: Director resigned: YOUNG, Dominic Cosmas Samson. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Sep 2024: Director resigned: WELCH, Stephen Hamilton. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Sep 2024: Director resigned: WENTINK, Boudewijn Clemens. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Sep 2024: New director appointed: SAYERS, Frederick Erland. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: YOUNG, Dominic Cosmas Samson. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: WELCH, Stephen Hamilton. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: WENTINK, Boudewijn Clemens. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2023: Director resigned: BARCLAY, Howard Myles. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2023: Director resigned: BARCLAY, Aidan Stuart. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2023: Director resigned: PETERS, Philip Leslie. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2023: Director resigned: MOWATT, Rigel Kent. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2019: Director resigned: SEAL, Michael. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2013: Corporate-secretary resigned: BROOMFIELD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Sep 2013. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Finance Manager · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/yHIGUWt5rCiP2XgskrDrOVDLhI6rP2ZCeq9WDTSFZIGCWoHZnirzhscU0HvojcfF2tVF_d75WkB4Ay1yvYa58caOVxF8B7BnPl-w4QKVXG517Q6TZzaXWDHIJs7KENce2Ec8_97PCdG60L3iQspUwdiuv1hFDFhjULqrrKOVCb3O2pPzdiBeRTwmxHN2kc2FpiSBL4Z_mnR9ol5w76Bde0Csbj_pCv3111l9TYmD154 A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about The Spectator (1828) Ltd ### Is The Spectator (1828) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Spectator (1828) Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Spectator (1828) Ltd sponsor? The Spectator (1828) Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Spectator (1828) Ltd based? The register lists The Spectator (1828) Ltd at London. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-spectator-1828-ltd-london-745338 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-spectator-1828-ltd-london-745338.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.